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Intro to Psych - Module 1 Flashcards

1
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“Bahala na” is a concept that connotes

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fatalism

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2
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Focuses on self-actualization and free will

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Humanistic Perspective

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3
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Yellow bile; related to the element of fire and the Galll Bladder could lead to bad temper and anger in excess

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Choleric

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4
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Human & Animal behavior is seen as a direct result of events in the body

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Physiological Psychology

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5
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Black Bile; associated with the elements of earth and the spleen; would lead to sleeplessness and irritation, if it dominated the body

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Melancholic

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6
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In the Philippines back in 1970, ________ become the most popular undergraduate major in many colleges and university

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Psychology

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7
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Contemporary psychologists who follow theories dervied from Freud

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Neoanalyst

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8
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Blood bile is the predominant humor in these people. They are confident, joyful, optimistic, expressive, and sociable.

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Sanguine

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9
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Focuses on behavior and mental processes with basis for characteristics that all humans share.

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Evolutionary Perspective

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10
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They’re deep thinkers, fair, calm, willing to compromise and hard workers.

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Phlegmatic

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11
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Plays a role in pleasure and reward stem

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Dopamine

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12
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Relays information to and from skin and skeletal muscles

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Brain

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13
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The process of transmission of electric nerve impulses between the nerve cells

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Synapse

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14
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Both a stress hormone and a neurotransmitter. Provides more energy to the body, increase blood pressure and heart rate.

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Norephinephrine

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15
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Covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses

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Myelin Sheath

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16
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Regulates appetite, sleep, and has a role in depression.

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Serotonin

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17
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Interprets & stores information and sends orders to muscles, glands, and organs

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Brain

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18
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Carries messages from senses to CNS

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Afferent

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19
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Controls organs in times of stress (fights or flight)

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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20
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Made up of midbrain, pons & medulla, responsible for breathing, heart rate, and other vital function of the body.

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Brainstem

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21
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People don’t usually hear the noise in the refrigerator unless it cuts off is called

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Habituation

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22
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Outward or overt action and reactions

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Behavior

23
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A research design that involves one participant or group of participants that is studied over period of time.

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Longitudinal Design

24
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Hiding the form of mickey mouse in Disney movies and show is an example of ______

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Subliminal Perception

25
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According to Socrates, learning about yourself through self-examination is called ________

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Introspection

26
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Give me 2 function of hormones.

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  • Growth and Development
  • Helps regulate biological clock, metabolism, and some immune functions.
27
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Nora is a Filipino athlete. She won international championship. In her last game, she was accused of cheating and was stripped out of her title. This is an example of internal-external concept of _____

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Puri at Dangal

28
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____ is when you perceive something that does not correspond to reality or visual stimuli that fools the eye.

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Illusion

29
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Diwa means

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Psyche

30
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Perception that occurs without the use of any known sensory process.

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Extrasensory Perception

31
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Father of Behaviorism

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John Watson

32
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Give me an example of Gestalt Principles

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Interposition

33
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School of Psychology by Wetheimer, Koffka, Kohler where Cognitive Psychology is based

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Gestalt

34
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Palm Reading

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Palmestry

35
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Everyone in population has some chance of being chosen.

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Random Sample

36
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Assessment of person’s character or personality from outer appearance especially the face.

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Physiognomy

37
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Experimental study where only the participants are unaware which group would they belong in the experiment.

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Single-blind

38
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Participants in the study are anyone who is available.

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Convenience Sample

39
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Detailed description of single individuals, suitable for studying rare conditions.

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Case Study

40
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Analysis of personality through handwriting

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Graphology

41
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Bumps on the skull were indicators of personality traits

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Phrenology

42
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Experimental studies where the researcher is aware of the groupings in the experiment while the observer and the participants are not aware.

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Double-blind

43
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Study of attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors based on answers to questions.

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Survey

44
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Proponent of absolute threshold

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Gustav Fechner

45
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Kapwa is _____

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shared identity

46
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One of the most famous patients in neuroscience were the damages in his frontal cortex results in changes in personality.

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Phineas Gage

47
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The goal is to change a behavior from being undesirable to desirable.

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Control

48
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The 3rd force in Psychology

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Humanistic

49
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The tendency to perceive things a certain way because previous experiences or expectations influence those perceptions.

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Perceptual sets and expectancies

50
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Filipinos overspend during fiestas, occasions to please their visitors even to the extent of going into debt. This could be explained the the Filipino values of ___

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Hiya

51
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Converting your visual stimuli, what you have just observed to neural activity wherein the brain interprets the stimuli.

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Transduction

52
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When you experience sorts of sensation at any given moment, these are interpreted and organized by the brain to create a meaningful situation. We call this process ___

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Perception

53
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Give me an example of perceptual illusions

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  • The Herman Grid
  • Muller-Lyer Illusion
  • Moon Illusion
  • Illusion of Motion
  • Autokinetic Effect
  • Stroboscopic Motion
  • Phi-Phenomenon
  • The Rotating Snakes
54
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Father of Modern Psychology

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Wilhelm Wundt

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